Clothesline-terminal grip



Dec. 4 9 1924. 1,518,093

- W. E. MENOLD CLOTHESLINE TERMINAL GRIP Filed Oct. 27, 1923 IN V ENTOR.

MlL/HM f: ME/YOLD ATTORNEY Patented cc. 2, 192 ia WILLIAM E. MENOLD, OFSPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

CLOTHESLINE-TERMINAL GRIP.

Application filed October 27, 1923.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. MnNoLn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington,have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothesline- TerminalGrips, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes-line terminal grips.

The principal object of this invention is to provide means for engagingand holding the end of a clothes-line against accidental withdrawal.

A still further object is to produce a device of this character which isextremely simple in construction and therefore cheap tomanufacture.

Another object is to provide means whereby the rope being held may bequickly released.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device,

Figure 2 is a front elevation of my device, and

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section, showing the manner of operating mydevice.

Applicant is aware that many forms of clothes-line gripping devices havebeen placed upon the market. Most of these devices,however, havenecessitated the tying of a knot in a rope or have entailed acomglicated clamping mechanism.

I have therefore sought to provide a clothes-line grip which may beoperated by one hand, if necessary, and one which will not require thetying of knots or will not mutilate the rope.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates aplate having openings 6 and 7 formed therein, for the purpose offastening my device to a suitable support, such as a clothes-pole,building or the like.

Serial No. 671,211.

At 8 and 9 are shown wings preferably bent at right angles to the plate5. These wings serve to pivot a U-shaped member 11 pivoted upon a. pin12 extending through the Wings 8 and 9. This Ushaped member carries apin 13 upon which is mounted a. pulley 14.

It will be noted by viewing Figures 1 and 2 that the pivotal pin 12 ismounted below the center of the U-shaped member 11. The reason for thisisthat when a line, as shown at A, is passed over the pulley let and tls end brought down between the plate 5 and the portion 16 of theU-shaped member, the pull of the rope against the pulley 1 1 will begreat enough to cause the portion 16 to tightly engage or clamp the ropeagainst the plate 5, the result being that a person may use one hand topull downwardly upon the ends of the rope and immediately upon lettinggo a clamping action will take place.

When it is desired to: release the rope, it is merely necessary to pushupon the up ward end of the U-shaped member or pulley 14 which willdisengage the portion 16 from its contact with the rope.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very simple device and onewhich is very eflicient in operation.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes in the shape,

size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention. I claim In a gripping device, plate.wings formed at right angles to said plate, a U- shaped member pivotedbetween said wings, the pivotal point of said ll-shaped member beingnearer one end of said U-shaped mem her than the other in such a mannerthat the edge of the U-shaped member will contact a rope positionedbetween said Ushaped member and said plate, and a pulley pivoted to theremote end of said U-shaped member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

'VVILLIAM E. MENOLD.

